Operating mechanism for dirigible headlights



Oct. 27, 1925- G. COOK OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHTSFiled March 17, 1925 INVENTOR Gustave C'ook ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 27,1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVE COOK, OF GILLETT, WISCONSIN.

OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHTS.

Application filed March 17, 1925.

T0 a/Z whom it may roam m:

Be it known that I, tilrus'ravii a, a citizen oi the United States, anda resident of Gillett, in the county ot' ()conto and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain nc and useful lmprovcn'ients in Operatingltlt'tilltl nism tor Dirigible Headlights, ol' which the l'ollowing is aspecification.

My invention relates to improveii'ients in operating nicchanisn'is fordirigible headlights tor vehicles, and it consists in the combinations,constructions and arrai'igements herein tltt-t'l'llletl and c aimed.

An object ()1 the invention is the provision of a practically'i'rictionicss reliable and etlicient mechanism for transmitting motionfrom the usual cross connecting rod between the steering arms or theground wheels of an automotive vehicle to the rotatable verticalheadlight lamp supporting standards on the vehicle so that the lampsupport ng standards and therefore the lamps thereon will be turncd inunison with the steering ground wheels of the vehicle.

it further object oi" the invention is the provision of a mechanism ofthe character described which can be opcraiivcly applied to the crossconnecting rod oi an automobile or like vehicle o1 ordinary constructionwithout any change from the usual construction o'l the cross connectingrod and without imposing any apprrviable extra load or stress on thelatter.

)ther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description, considered in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l i a plan view of the improved oprratingmechanism in applied position on a front wheel and connecting rodassembly of a vehic e.

Figure .3 is a section substantialy along the line 2* through thestructure exhibited in l igure Lshowing also a true .ientary portion ofa rapport for the bearing in which one ol the lamp earying standards isjournalled.

Figure 3 is a section along ol Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

In Figure 1, I show a pair of front or steering ground wheels 1 "for anautomobile. The wheels 1 are connected to turn in unison by the u latspindle arms 2 on which the wheels are mounted, the usual steering armsthe line 3 3 Serial No. 16,234

I and a crosconnecting rod l which also may be of ordinary constructionand which is pivotally attached at its opposite ends to th end port onsof tlure p tive steering arm 5. Axial lii cm in of the connecting rod 'lto :gtccr th wheels l may be effected in any suitabic known manner. nomeans ihcretor being shown in the drawings.

Headlights :3 tor the vehicle are car ied at the upper ind of verticalstandards t3 which are iouriialled in tubular bearings 7, one of theheadlight carrying standards and its hearing being shown in Figure Thestandard t; i prevented troni rii iiving axially in its bearing in anysuitable known manner, as by having an en arged head portion as at 5EUPPUl'tlth preferably anti-trictioinilly, on the upper end of thebearing 7 while a stop collar 9 secured by a set screw 10 or like meansto the standard t3 at the lower end of the tubular bearing 7. The lattermay be secured to a stationary part of the vehicle l any suitable means,as for example to a portion 11 ol a front tender of the vehicle byclamping means such as shown in Figure 2 and indicated gcneraly at 12.

Each standard (3 has a pair ol' integral spaced cars 13 at its lower endbetween which an end portion of a link 11 extends and to which the link11 is pivotally attached by a horizontal pivot member 1;) whichtYilllilli ll\l'oll 'li alincd lransversc openings in the ears 1 and anopening in the portion ol' the link 14 that is received between said cars. kn upstanding stop lug it; at the extremity of said one end portionthe link 14 has a facing 17 of rubber or l ke compressible resilientmaterial adapted to contact with the standard (3 when the link 1 issubstantially horizontal and to then prevent further down and swingingmovement of the link 14 about the axes of the pivot element 15.

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( EUWIAVE (700K.

